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We’re contracted by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to oversee a national network of nearly 200 Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs) and handyperson providers across the country.

Latest News

11
Apr

Necessary and Appropriate assessment principles

Frances Heywood explores the necessary and appropriate assessment principles.
11
Apr

Housing for Older People Taskforce

As part of the Levelling Up White Paper, the Government announced the formation of a Housing for Older People’s Taskforce.
29
Mar

Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) delivery: guidance for local authorities in England

The first new official government guidance for Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) in 18 years is now published.

Need help to make adaptations to your own home?

 

If you or someone you live with has a disability and is looking for help, these websites will help you to find where you can get help locally, and offer information about how to make your home safe.

You can also find out if you are eligible for funding support from your local council.

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AdaptMyHome allows you to check how well your home supports your needs, and whether you could benefit from some adaptations to help you stay safe and independent.

Visit AdaptMyHome

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Need help with repairs or adaptations to your home? Visit this website to find your nearest Home Improvement Agency and details about how to get in touch.

Visit Find My HIA

Explore our upcoming events and training

Training, DFL, TA, Trusted Assessors

DLF Trusted Assessor: Assessing and Adapting the Home

To enable the Trusted Assessor to identify a need for major adaptations, assess measure for and prescribe major adaptations and apply for DFG funding for the adaptations.
24
May
Training, DFG

DFG Basics – Rules and Regulations

This course gives a practical introduction to Disabled Facilities Grants, including an overview of the rules and regulations, how to make them work in practice and tips for handling those tricky cases.
Date: 2pm- 4:30pm
Location: Zoom
25
May
Roadshow, DFG, HIA

DFG Champions Roadshow 2022: London

DFG Champions Roadshow 2022, Holiday Inn Kensington High Street, London.
Date: 25 May 2022, 9am - 3:15pm
Location: Holiday Inn Kensington High Street London
09
Jun
Training, DFG

DFG Basics – Rules and Regulations

This course gives a practical introduction to Disabled Facilities Grants, including an overview of the rules and regulations, how to make them work in practice and tips for handling those tricky cases.
Date: 10am - 12:30pm
Location: Zoom
09
Jun
Training, DFG, OT

Specialist OT DFG Basics Training

New version of our popular DFG Basics training that has been specifically developed to benefit Occupational Therapists in housing.
Date: 9th June 2022, 1pm-3:30pm
Location: Zoom
16
Jun
Training

Welfare Benefits Training

With more people claiming benefits than ever before and people interacting with the benefits system who have never had contact with it, providing the right advice has never been more crucial.
Date: 16 June 2022, 10am - 1pm
Location: Online
21
Jun
Webinars, DFG, HIA

Foundations Monthly Webinar – June

The monthly webinar returns with the launch of a new research paper on the social value of aids and adaptations.
Date: 21 June 2022, 2pm to 3:30pm
Location: Online Webinar
28
Jun
Training, DFG

DFG Basics – Rules and Regulations

This course gives a practical introduction to Disabled Facilities Grants, including an overview of the rules and regulations, how to make them work in practice and tips for handling those tricky cases.
Date: 2pm - 4:30pm
Location: Zoom

Training

Foundations offers a range of training courses and CPD sessions aimed mainly at caseworkers and technical staff. The courses are updated regularly, and we respond to national legislative changes to ensure they meet the needs of the sector. We offer both offline and online training sessions as well as our always-popular FREE DFG Training.

We are always willing to put on new courses if the demand is there so if you have a particular need, please let us know and we will see what we can do.

> Find out more about our training opportunities. 

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Foundations Case Manager

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Foundations Case Manager (FCM) is a versatile, web-based, case management solution that can be embedded within your day-to-day working processes, whether utilised partially or fully FCM can help improve overall time scales and ensure data recording & reporting needs are met.

The system incorporates any number of core workflow processes with custom fields, case actions, appointment booking/handling and management, document management and report creation/generation within a permission controlled environment.

Foundations Case Manager allows users to choose a unique package of the core system and additional modules, allowing bespoke and unique case management solutions for a wide range of organisations and services.

Find out more about Foundations Case Manager

Foundations Independent Living Trust

We operate as part of Foundations, supporting case workers to find the right funding for their clients.

Through distribution of Corporate Social Responsibility and charity funds to HIAs, we enable caseworkers to provide a range of invaluable support measures to older and vulnerable people to help them live with dignity in their own homes.

This funding can help you to deliver a fast and effective service by assessing customer need and carrying out the necessary work.

Find out about Foundations Independent Living Trust

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